Sri Chinmoy: In the museum we were speaking about Lord Buddha, and also Richard Gere’s humanitarian service. I said that if I say ‘service’, then I get the feeling that the God in me is very soulfully giving to the same God inside you, and vice versa. When we use the term ‘service’, we establish our oneness. When we use the term ‘charity’, we divide ourselves. We feel that one is superior, the other is inferior. Pride immediately enters. When we serve, I serve, you serve, there is no pride. I need something that you give me. You need something that I give you. You need my smile and my gratitude, and I need material help that I will get from you. If you see my smiling face and you feel my gratitude, then your purpose is fulfilled. And you give me the material help that I need, so it is mutual, reciprocal.
When we were speaking about Lord Buddha, I said that some people think that Lord Buddha’s philosophy is for us to disappear from the world, since he says that this world is full of sorrow. His next message, some people say, is to leave the world since it is full of suffering. I said that Lord Buddha’s message is to carry the suffering inside your heart and go beyond, go beyond, and transform the suffering into bliss. It is not that I will let the world continue suffering, and I will enter into Nirvana. Lord Buddha wanted us to catch the suffering and take it high, higher, highest. There he will transform it into Nirvana. Nirvana is not extinction, but Nirvana is the transformation of human suffering.
Very deep meditations we had, two times, inside the museum. In the guestbook he gave a very, very long message.
Following is a song composed by Sri Chinmoy in honour of Richard Gere, as well as two songs with music set to Richard Gere’s inspiring words.From:Sri Chinmoy,Only One Reality Sri Chinmoy, Agni Press, 2025
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